US tanks roll past a picture of leading Shiite Muslim figures in Baghdad’s predominantly Shiite Sadr City neighborhood (AFP)
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Chaos and insecurity hit a new low in Iraq Friday, August6 , as fresh clashes between Iraqi fighters and US-led occupation forces have led to over 50 people killed and over a hundred wounded, including 15 US soldiers wounded.
More than 130 people were wounded as the unrest fanned out across Shiite central and southern Iraq, with clashes extended to engage British troops in Basra, Italian troops in Nasiriyah and US troops in Shiite areas of Baghdad .
US planes pounded the central holy city of An-Najaf, where intense clashes were reported between US forces and Shiite Muslim fighters in the worst fighting since a truce was agreed in June, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
Columns of thick black smoke could be seen rising up from the city, as residents stayed at home with their doors bolted and fighters loyal to Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr